Desiree Evans
Articles by Desiree
October 16, 2008 -
CNN's breaking news moment came last night when they turned Virginia blue on its color-coded map. Virginia hasn't gone Democratic in a presidential race since 1964, but CNN has been reporting this week that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is running strong in traditionally Republican states, including Florida and Virginia.
October 15, 2008 -
Facing South has reported on the catastrophic impact of the federally-sponsored Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO), a money-losing shipping lane that ultimately intensified Hurricane Katrina's storm surge.
October 15, 2008 -
Last month, Facing South reported on the case of Troy Davis, the 39-year-old African-American man from Georgia, who was scheduled to be executed in September despite widespread concern Davis is an innocent man.
October 14, 2008 -
Time reports that college students are facing numerous stumbling blocks in voting in this year's election, explaining that:
October 13, 2008 -
The Times-Picayune reports that more than three years after Hurricane Katrina, nearly 6,500 privately owned, federally-subsidized apartments sit unrepaired in the state of Louisiana. Most -- about 4,000 -- are in the New Orleans area.
October 13, 2008 -
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think-tank, shows that fewer working-age Americans are being covered under employer-sponsored health plans.
